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Kûbia

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Kûbia

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Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    To season; to ripen.
  2. 2
    To ripen: ngenge i âbi.
  3. 3
    To cook; to lose freshness: o iangu i âbi ni luanha.
  4. 4
    To cook by the action of fire.
  5. 5
    To be prudent, clever.
  6. 6
    Said of the age at which one should no longer be subject to parental authority: muhatu u âbi u asoko.
  7. 7
    noun
    Maturity.
    Examples
    • 💬kûbia kua ndende
  8. 8
    Decoction.
  9. 9
    Prudence; cleverness.
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